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| - I came here with a friend around lunchtime on a Saturday, and it was crazy busy. We put our names on the waiting list and were told the wait was 40 minutes. I asked if it was ok for us to go out, walk around, and come back within 40 minutes and was told it was ok. We came back within exactly 38 minutes, and I went up to the counter to say we were back and ask if the table was ready, and I was told (quite sarcastically) "well yes, and I called your name 4 times". This was such a bizarre interaction, and had it not happened I would have definitely given 5 stars based on the food, atmosphere, and our lovely waiter. If you want people to wait there, then we should be told not to leave or our table will be given away, or take a phone number and call me 5 minutes before the table is ready or something. There are ways to get around waiting times and lists without being rude to customers. In Paris all the best brunch/weekend spots have huge waits, which I don't have a problem with and am happy to wait for good food. I'm used to queuing up for ages and have seen many creative ways to get around long waiting lists, all without being treated rudely like this before.
Even after starting off the meal with a bad taste in my mouth, overall our meal was really great. I ordered the new addition to the menu, the beetroot salad with flatbread, which had garlic tzatziki. My friend had the ricotta with grilled peppers and pine nuts. I thought it was quite expensive for the amount of food (15-17$ per main course), but the ingredients are obviously high quality, and the presentation was beautiful.
I would come back here if I'm in Montreal again based on the food and the number of vegetarian options, however I hope they can sort out their waiting list issues and find a better way of making customers feel welcome.
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